weather watch

Atmospheric condition alert

A weather watch is an alert issued by meteorological services when atmospheric conditions favor the development of hazardous weather—severe thunderstorms, tornadoes, flooding, or winter storms.

A watch means conditions are possible but not yet occurring or imminent; it's less urgent than a warning, which indicates danger is happening or about to: A tornado watch is in effect until midnight.

Related
  • forecastPrediction of future conditions
  • stormSevere atmospheric disturbance
  • alertWarning or watchfulness
  • warningAlert about danger
  • radarRadio-wave object detection

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alert severity level

weather watchall-clear

Signal danger has passed

all clear · weather warning · tornado warning · hurricane warning · fair weather

certainty of conditions

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Empirically confirmed actual information

atmospheric conditions

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Pleasant, dry climate

clear skies · blue skies · settled weather

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